JohnLocker
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Looking to dechrome her but I don't know-how. I would show a picture but its not working.
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How do you get rid of the chrome on the grille and on the bumpers?
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Endlessblockades
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JohnLocker
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gamefreakgc
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I see bedliner as the most commonly used product. If you just strip the chrome off with a powerful paint thinner it'll just looks rusty as it's a metallic coating, not your normal paint. Bedliner is a bit of a mud magnet and can be hard to clean though.
spartacus
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Plastidip
JoeT4R
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Having plasti-dipped one grille and used bed liner on another, I think they’re pretty comparable when it comes to attracting mud/dirt. I like the Plastidip look because it’s a smooth black finish. Whereas bedliner has a textured finish, which I also equally like. Ultimately you gotta decide which finish you’re looking to go with and pick your poison
Endlessblockades
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Not a P Dip salesman, but Dip works because you can change your mind and peel it off without using solvents needed to remove paint. The other benefit is if you use their Dip Release (the dip won't stick) stuff on areas that may get over-spray, you can forgo a whole bunch of masking. I suppose you could do the job pretty easily with the grille in place. Just be sure to paper/cover everything behind the grill like your AC condenser, horns and whatnot. Plasti-dipping is a bit off a rite of passage and I used the stuff once on my factory alloys. Probably won't bother again.
octanejunkie
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The problem with painting chrome is nothing wants to stick to chrome forever. It's impossible to scuff without gouging or tearing and once it starts rusting from underneath failure is inevitable
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JohnLocker
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cl4Rk
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Curious: is your chrome rusting? or do you just dislike the look?
JohnLocker
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It's not rusting I just despise chrome I prefer the black like the blackout
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NotALakerFan
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vinyl wrap?
JohnLocker
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I have black Vinyl I could definitely use that was gonna use that for wrapping my Runner tho but i dont see why not.
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JohnLocker
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I was just looking at some on Carparts.com I found a powder-coated black front bumper as well as a grille. So I might do that.
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JohnLocker
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PlastiDip.
looks nice the thing with painting is that I don't understand how coating works and when it comes to taping my vehicle so the paint doesn't go on certain areas I just don't trust myself.
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octanejunkie
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You can and should remove the bumper from the vehicle and disassemble it to coat it, regardless of whether you paint it or wrap.
The good news is practice makes perfect and you can remove paint or wrap easily. Watch some videos and practice!
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One of my neighbors suggested to me, although I've never heard of it or seen it. He said there's a chrome type adhesive/tape you can put on the inside of the bumper to mask the pitting/holes the rust has caused. Possibly preventing further rust? I hate my SR5 bumper, with the 2 empty fog light holes. I'd so much rather have the fat lip, non chrome bumpers. I keep my truck as clean as possible and the rusty chrome is such an eye sore.
808Waterman
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I've heard of some people using purple power or bleach to strip the chrome inside the corner lights. I believe they let it soak it in the housing. Haven't tried it myself, so cant verify it works. But may be worth a poke if you're looking to repaint.
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